This project is for those who are buried in Pentucket Cemetery on Water Street, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
The Pentucket Burial Ground was set aside by town ordinance in 1660 and is the oldest burial ground in Haverhill. It is abutting the Linwood Cemetery, which dates back to 1830.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission does not refer to this cemetery in MACRIS at this time.
This cemetery is referred to as GR1 Pentucket Cemetery in the "Vital Records of Haverhill Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849."
Notable Burials
- Bailey Bartlett (1750-1830) - US Congress
- Hannah Duston (Emerson) (1657-1736) - Folk Figure; Indian Captive
- Col. Nathaniel Saltonstall, Sr. (1839-1707) - Judge for the Salem Witch Trials
- Leonard White (1767-1849) - US Congress
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